SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Who Is The American League MVP?

No matter what some think about Derek
Jeter, the American League Most Valuable Player award is
going to come down to either Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and
rookie Mike Trout of the Angels.

Cabrera has an outside shot at being the first player to win the
triple crown since 1967 (Carl Yastrzemski). He is leading the
A.L. in batting (.333), second in home runs (40, 2 behind the
leader), and leads in RBI (129). Meanwhile, Trout is second in
hitting (.327), has 27 home runs, 46 stolen bases, and adds gold
glove defense.

In fact, if all-around play is your criteria, Trout is the MVP,
as he has 9.4 Wins Above Replacement (WAR), compared to Cabrera's
6.6 WAR. But if playing well when it matters is more important,
than Cabrera gets the edge.

Both the Angels and Tigers are fighting for the final A.L. Wild
Card spot, and while Cabrera has raised his game in September,
Trout is disappearing...